13 March 12 Classwork & Homework

Hello, good evening!

Today we were practicing pronunciation on page 53 - 3).  The adjective order 4 Grammar on the same page and after that on page 151 the vocabulary bank about fashion and shopping and we did all those exercises.  Then on page 136 the adjective order, and the exercise 4A on page 137.

Homework: Reading on page 58 / 59

C U on Thursday!

8 March 2012 Classwork & Homework

This is the work we have done in today's class: Gloria was talking about the next week's programme about the Bell Project.  After that we were correcting last day's homework on page 50 "A story" and also the Grammar exercises on page 51.  We started lesson 4, we were doing the listening about "Clothes to die for" a) & b). 

And Homework we have to prepare the Reading on page 54 and do the exercises on page 55.

Enjoy your weekend!

Paula

Today's classwork

Hi!  Today in class we were on page 46 and 47 with King Henry VIII, Katherine Howard and his several wives... what a man! sorry a King. uf.  The reading and listening exercises on those pages.  After that on page 45 we did the grammar exercise and went through page 134 Grammar Bank 3C.  I don't know what homework do we have to do


See you on Thursday.

Compartir películas y series en inglés.

Hola a todos!!

Soy Silvia y hoy os escribo en español porque lo que quiero comentaros es complicadillo para hacerlo en inglés. Hace unas semanas algunas personas de clase estuvimos hablando que es bueno ver series, películas o documentales en inglés con subtítulos. Bien, yo uso un programa que funciona como un disco duro que guarda tus documentos en internet y que te permite compartir esos documentos con las personas que tú quieras. He pensando que, si os interesa, podemos crear una carpeta en ese programa y compartir películas o series, de tal forma que si una persona del grupo cuelga un capítulo de una serie, todos los demás podamos descargarlo en nuestro ordenador fácilmente y verlo en casa. 

Si estáis interesados, os pediría que me lo digáis porque para poder usar ese programa (se llama Dropbox) es necesaria invitación. Podéis mandarme vuestros emails a mi correo (silvya_3_21@hotmail.com) o podéis anotármelos en clase en un folio y en cuanto tenga todos los correos y un huequito de tiempo, os invito al programa y podemos empezar a compartir. 

Yo ahora mismo no tengo ninguna serie ni película descargada, pero a lo mejor muchos de vosotros sí lo tenéis y queréis compartirlo. 

Bueno, lo dicho. Que si estáis interesados, creo una carpeta común en Dropbox y empezamos a compartir. 

Nos vemos el jueves. 

Silvia. 

Today's classwork and homework

Ya he corregido la respuesta que me has dicho Javier.

We have practised pronunciation on page 41 point 5 - Normal and Strong adjectives.  We were Guessing the Sentence on page 120 and 115 working in pairs (third conditional).  After that, we talked about sports and on page 116, in pairs, we spoke about "How dangerous are they?".    And on page 44 we went through the Vocabulary about history and politics.

Homework: Speaking on page 44 and page 45.

As usual I left the class before it ends so maybe someone who has left on time can tell me what did you do those 15 minutes, here in our Blog.

See you on Thursday!

Paula

Resumen del condicional

Por si fuera de utilidad, os mando mis reglas sobre el condicional. click AQUÍ

23 February 2012 - Classwork & Homework

Good morning!

In yesterday's class Gloria explained the Conditional Sentences.  After that we were correcting 3B exercise on page 135. Here are the answers:

1. If I had waited another minute, I would have seen you
2. If you had not left the door open, the cat would not have got out
3. If I spoke French fluently, I would apply for the job
4. If he had been wearing mountain boots, he wouldn't have fallen
5. If I knew the answer I would / could tell you.
6. If he wasn't / weren't so obstinate, I wouldn't argue with him all the time
7. If she had shouted, people would have realized

We received Megumi and another american student's visit, and they asked us to make a composition like a film story using some words they gave us.  After they had left we continued going through page 41 point 4 Vocabulary strong or absolute adjectives.  And then I left the class.  If someone would like to add what you did till the class ended, it would be grate.

I found this information below about Conditional sentences: grammar and examples, it looks useful.  I hope it will help us.  Have a very nice weekend.

Paula

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Grammar rules with examples

There are four basic types of conditional sentences in the English language. 

Examples: 

The zero conditional: I take my umbrella if it rains.

The first conditional: I'll call you if I work late.                                 

The second conditional: If the bus didn't arrive on time, I would drive you to the airport.          

The third conditional: She wouldn't have come if I hadn't invited her. 

► The zero conditional

The zero conditional describes situations that are always true. If has the same meaning as when or whenever.

If I go to school, I get up at seven. (Whenever I go to school I get up at the same time.)

If you park your car on double yellow lines, you pay a fine. (Whenever you park illegally, you pay a fine.)

We use the present simple tense in both the main clauses and the if clauses.

► The first conditional

The first conditional sentences are used to speculate about possible situations that can really happen at present or in future.

We do not use will in an if clause to describe future activities (compare it to time clauses).

If he studies hard, he'll pass the exams. If we catch the 10.15 train, we will arrive on time. If you don't get the ticket, what will you do?

We make if clauses with if + present tense and main clauses with will + bare infinitive.

► The second conditional

In the second conditional sentences we speculate about situations that will probably never happen at present or in future.

If I had more time, I would help you. (But I am not free at the moment. I can't help you).

If I won a million dollars, I would start a business of my own. (But I know that it is not realistic.)

We make if clauses with if + past tense and main clauses with would + bare infinitive.

Note: the verb to be can be specific in the if clause.

If I were rich, I wouldn't work. If he were younger, he would marry her.

(But was is also possible: If I was rich, I wouldn't work. If he was younger, he would marry her.)

But: If I were you, I wouldn't do it. (In this expression, were is much more usual than was.)

Compare the first conditional with the second

The main difference between the first conditional and the second conditional is about probability: the first conditional is realistic, the second conditional is unrealistic.

Sometimes we can use both with the following difference in meaning.

If I see him, I will tell him. (I suppose I will see him, because we go to the same school.)

If I saw him, I would tell him. (I don't think I will see him, because he is ill.)

If I need your help, I'll call you. (It is probable that I will need your help.)

If I needed your help, I'd call you. (It is not very probable that I will need your help.)

Sometimes we must use either the first conditional or the second conditional to make it clear that the situation is real or unreal.

If you get up late, you will miss your bus. (a real situation)

If I came from your country, I would understand your problems. (an unreal situation - I am not from your country.)

Other forms

Apart from the basic structures (if + the present simple + will and if + the past simple + would), we can also make different combinations.

Examples - type 1: 

If you have finished your dinner, you can ask for the bill.

If you are feeling tired, take a rest.        

If he is a good skier, he might make it. 

If you want to be slim, you should eat less.        

If you meet her, could you let me know?

Examples - type 2:

If I knew his address, I might go and see him.   

If we were on holiday, we would be lying on a beach now.            

Why are we watching this film? If we were watching the news, it would be more interesting.

► The third conditional

The third conditional sentences always refer to the past. We speculate about situations that happened or did not happen in the past.

If I had won a million, I would have started a business of my own. (But I didn't win anything.)

If he had met her, he would have told her. (Unfortunately, he didn't meet her.)

If we hadn't practised, we wouldn't have won the match. (But we practised and won.) 

We make if clauses with if + past perfect and main clauses with would + perfect infinitive (have + past participle).

But we can also combine other verb structures in third conditional sentences.

We didn't save any money. If we had saved some money, we might have bought the house.         

She wasn't there and I wasn't sitting next to her. But if she had been there, I would have been sitting next to her.                                                                                  

I was looking at the trees when I fell off the bike. If I hadn't been looking at the trees, I wouldn' t have fallen off the bike.

The mixed conditionals

In the mixed conditional sentences we can combine the second and third conditional.

If he had left immediately, he would be here now. (He didn't leave immediately and isn't here.)

If I had studied hard when I was young, I wouldn't be a porter now. (I didn't study and I am a porter.)

If we hadn't told him the way while he was preparing for his journey, he would get lost now. (We told him and he isn't lost.)

The inverted conditionals

We can also make conditional sentences by changing the word order in the if clause.

Had he booked the hotel room, he wouln't have slept at the camp. (If he had booked ... )

Were I in your position, I would accept it. (If I were ... )

This is less common, quite formal and is mostly used in writing.

Note

If is the most frequent expression in the if clauses, but other expressions are also possible:

even if, provided (that), unless, on condition (that), in case                                                        

Examples: 

You will leave tonight even if you don't want to.   

You can have your birthday party provided that you aren't noisy.  

We'll sell you the ranch on condition you pay in cash.

You should take a dictionary with you in case you forgot some words.

Unless you do something, she won't come back. (If you don't do anything, ... )